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Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 116 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:52:21 S O Correspondent

Rape is rape even if by husband; silence on sexual violence must be broken: Gujarat HC

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:48:48 S O Correspondent

Delhi court dismisses NewsClick founder's plea for return of seized electronic devices

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:47:24 S O Correspondent

'Insult to Parliament': MP Sibal slams Modi, Shah for not making statement on security breach inside House

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:45:55 S O Correspondent

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said it was an "insult" to Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah made remarks on the Parliament security breach issue in public instead of speaking inside the House.

78 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament in unprecedented action, Congress attacks with 'Oppn-less' Parliament jibe

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:44:40 S O Correspondent

In an unprecedented move, 78 opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament on Monday, in the highest number of suspensions in a day, triggering a strong reaction from the Congress and other parties that accused the BJP government of trying to bulldoze key legislations in an "Opposition-less" Parliament.

Parliament security breach: Police seek details of deleted Facebook page, accounts of accused from Meta

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:40:16 S O Correspondent

Delhi Police has written to Meta to access social media accounts of the six accused arrested in the Parliament security breach case and details of the now-deleted Facebook page 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club', where they met each other, according to sources.

Eight killed in pickup van, auto-rickshaw collision in Pune

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:38:56 S O Correspondent

In a tragic incident, eight people died in a road accident when a pickup van collided with an auto-rickshaw on the Kalyan Nashik highway in the Pune district on Sunday night.

20.6 pc students dropped out in Class 10 in 2021-22, highest in Odisha: Pradhan

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:30:35 S O Correspondent

The drop out rate in Class 10 stands at 20.6 per cent as of 2021-22 with Odisha being the worst performing state in this regard followed by Bihar, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Karnataka govt. makes wearing of face masks mandatory for people above 60 & those with comorbidities

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:26:51 S O Correspondent

The Karnataka government on Monday asked those above 60-years of age, with comorbidities, and symptoms of cough, phlegm and fever to mandatorily wear face masks, in the wake detection of a case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 in neighbouring Kerala.

Kerala CM Pinarayi lashes out at governor — BJP-led Centre’s ‘let loose such a deranged man’

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:26:58 S O Correspondent

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday lashed out at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for calling a group of protesting SFI members 'criminals' and said the BJP-led central government has 'let loose such a deranged man'.

Parliament breach: Police recover pieces of burnt phone, charges of evidence destruction added

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:23:37 S O Correspondent

Four days after the Parliament’s security was breached, the Delhi Police on Sunday sped up the investigations as teams recorded the statements of family members of the accused and claimed to have recovered fragments of some broken and burnt mobile phones from Rajasthan’s Nagaur.

Cong launches crowdfunding campaign, seeks help of common people to build country

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:22:17 S O Correspondent

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched the party’s crowdfunding campaign here, asking people to join the fight against unemployment and rising costs.